David speaks with Taylor Pearson, an author, investor, and principal at Mutiny Fund. Taylor wrote The End of Jobs, a book about how work is changing and what that means for people building their careers today. These days, he focuses on decision-making, risk, and helping investors think about uncertainty through his work at Mutiny Fund.They talked about:📚 How ditching plans to become a lawyer changed Taylor's life⚠️ How "safe" career paths often hide the biggest risks💼 Why some jobs will feel secure until they aren't🔒 Why job security and career stability are not the same thing🧾 How to track your life balance sheet beyond money🧠 How thinking like an investor can help with making smarter life choices📜 Full transcript:https://theknowledge.io/taylorpearson-3/📹 Watch on Youtube:https://youtu.be/ntz5LnTzez8🗣 Mentioned in the show:Paul Graham | http://www.paulgraham.com/Paul Millerd | https://theknowledge.io/paulmillerd/Nassim Taleb | https://www.fooledbyrandomness.com/Naval Ravikant | https://theknowledge.io/conquering-comfort-two-razors-from-naval-to-sharpen-your-choices/Luca Dellanna | https://theknowledge.io/lucadellana-1/Charlie Munger | https://theknowledge.io/can-you-beat-your-opponent-in-their-own-game-mungers-law-and-the-art-of-the-steelman/Elon Musk | https://theknowledge.io/elons-law-beating-hofstadters-law-with-ridiculous-deadlines/Brian Eno | https://www.enoshop.co.uk/Kevin Kelly | https://kk.org/Venkatesh Rao | https://www.ribbonfarm.com/about/Douglas Adams | http://www.douglasadams.com/Mutiny Fund | https://mutinyfund.com/IBM | https://www.ibm.com/Amazon | https://www.amazon.com/Amazon Web Services (AWS) | https://aws.amazon.com/Wells Fargo | https://www.wellsfargo.com/Y Combinator | https://www.ycombinator.com/Netflix | https://www.netflix.com/Hallmark | https://www.hallmark.com/OpenAI | https://openai.com/Google | https://www.google.com/Facebook | https://www.facebook.com/Apple | https://www.apple.com/Scribe Media (formerly Book in a Box) | https://scribemedia.com/Toyota | https://www.toyota.com/Minnesota Vikings (NFL) | https://www.vikings.com/Dallas Cowboys (NFL) | https://www.dallascowboys.com/The End of Jobs | https://theknowledge.io/taylorpearson-2/Fooled by Randomness | https://www.amazon.com/Fooled-Randomness-Hidden-Chance-Markets/dp/0812975219The Black Swan | https://www.amazon.com/Black-Swan-Impact-Highly-Improbable/dp/081297381XAntifragile | https://theknowledge.io/reimaging-work-life-balance/The Pathless Path | https://theknowledge.io/paulmillerd/Flatland | https://www.amazon.com/Flatland-Romance-Many-Dimensions-Dover/dp/048627263XThe Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy | https://www.amazon.com/Hitchhikers-Guide-Galaxy-Douglas-Adams/dp/0345391802Snow Crash | https://www.amazon.com/Snow-Crash-Novel-Neal-Stephenson/dp/0553380958The Almanack of Naval Ravikant | https://www.amazon.com/Almanack-Naval-Ravikant-Wealth-Happiness/dp/1544514212Wealth – essay by Paul Graham | http://www.paulgraham.com/wealth.html👤 Connect with Taylor:Twitter: https://x.com/TaylorPearsonMeWebsite: taylorpearson.me👨🏾‍💻 About David Elikwu:David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.🐣 Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledge🌐 Website: https://www.davidelikwu.com📽️ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/davidelikwu📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delikwu/🕺 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@delikwu🎙️ Podcast: http://plnk.to/theknowledge📖 Free Book: https://pro.theknowledge.io/framesMy Online Course🖥️ Decision Hacker: http://www.decisionhacker.io/Decision Hacker will help you hack your default patterns and become an intentional architect of your life. You’ll learn everything you need to transform your decisions, your habits, and your outcomes.The Knowledge📩 Newsletter: https://theknowledge.ioThe Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. It's full of insights from psychology, philosophy, productivity, and business, all designed to make you more productive, creative, and decisive.My Favourite Tools🎞️ Descript: https://bit.ly/descript-de📨 Convertkit: https://bit.ly/convertkit-de🔰 NordVPN: https://bit.ly/nordvpn-de💹 Nutmeg: http://bit.ly/nutmegde🎧 Audible: https://bit.ly/audibledeRead lessSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-knowledge-with-david-elikwu/donations

David speaks with Colin Landforce, a serial entrepreneur who started his business journey as a teenager and went on to build successful ventures across multiple industries, from tech to cannabis. Colin is the founder of LTRMN, a multi-million dollar consumer cannabis product company, and creator of Cut30, a 30-day bootcamp that has helped over 1,000 creators and brands improve their short-form video skills for Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube.They talked about:💰 Having a positive relationship with money🔥 His early entrepreneurial start with CD burning and eBay🎉 Building a party promotion business in high school🌱 Challenges of getting in to the cannabis industry👥 Biggest lessons from building teams that win🧠 Developing the right mindset to handle business risks📜 Full transcript:https://theknowledge.io/landforce-2📹 Watch on Youtube:https://youtu.be/qSRQvd20ff4🗣 Mentioned in the show:David Belle | https://theknowledge.io/dbelle/E-bay | https://www.ebay.co.uk/Twilio | https://www.twilio.com/en-usYale | https://www.yale.edu/Harvard | https://www.harvard.edu/Deloitte | https://www.deloitte.com/uk/en.htmlLEGO | https://www.lego.com/Nike | https://www.nike.com/gb/TikTok | https://tiktok.com/👤 Connect with Colin:Twitter: https://x.com/landforceWebsite: https://landforce.com/👨🏾‍💻 About David Elikwu:David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.🐣 Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledge🌐 Website: https://www.davidelikwu.com📽️ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/davidelikwu📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delikwu/🕺 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@delikwu🎙️ Podcast: http://plnk.to/theknowledge📖 Free Book: https://pro.theknowledge.io/framesMy Online Course🖥️ Decision Hacker: http://www.decisionhacker.io/Decision Hacker will help you hack your default patterns and become an intentional architect of your life. You’ll learn everything you need to transform your decisions, your habits, and your outcomes.The Knowledge📩 Newsletter: https://theknowledge.ioThe Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. It's full of insights from psychology, philosophy, productivity, and business, all designed to make you more productive, creative, and decisive.My Favourite Tools🎞️ Descript: https://bit.ly/descript-de📨 Convertkit: https://bit.ly/convertkit-de🔰 NordVPN: https://bit.ly/nordvpn-de💹 Nutmeg: http://bit.ly/nutmegde🎧 Audible: https://bit.ly/audibledeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-knowledge-with-david-elikwu/donations

David speaks with Neville Medhora, an expert copywriter, best-selling author of "This book will teach you how to write better", and founder of Copywriting Course and SwipeFile.com.Copywriting has evolved dramatically since its beginnings, and in this episode, Neville and David explore this transformation. Neville breaks down the AIDA formula - a 4-step approach that can instantly improve your writing. We discuss how to set meaningful goals and where to focus your time and energy. With AI rapidly changing the landscape, we examine its impact on copywriting careers. Finally, we debate whether David Ogilvy's classic advice still applies in 2025 or if it's time for new thinking. This conversation offers practical insights for anyone looking to sharpen their copywriting skills in today's changing environment.They talked about:📝 How copywriting has changed over time🎯 How to set goals and decide what to focus on👀 Whether David Ogilvy's copywriting lessons are still useful in 2025 (spoiler: they are!)🧠 The AIDA formula: a 4-step approach to better your copywriting right away🤖 The impact of AI on copywriting jobs📜 Full transcript:https://theknowledge.io/nevillemedhora-2📹 Watch on Youtube:https://youtu.be/hbaYSuIo9LA🗣 Mentioned in the show:Nathan Barry | https://nathanbarry.com/Sam Parr https://x.com/thesamparrNoah Kagan https://noahkagan.com/Casey Neistat https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casey_NeistatMark Andreessen https://theknowledge.io/issue64/Elon Musk https://theknowledge.io/elons-law-beating-hofstadters-law-with-ridiculous-deadlines/David Ogilvy https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Ogilvy_(businessman)Shaquille O'Neal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaquille_O'NealAppSumo https://appsumo.com/The Hustle https://thehustle.co/WeWork https://www.wework.com/Google https://google.com/Yahoo https://yahoo.com/ChatGPT chat.comFacebook facebook.comAmazon AWS https://aws.amazon.com/Apple https://www.apple.com/Tesla https://www.tesla.com/Bitcoin https://theknowledge.io/what-is-cryptocurrency/Reddit https://www.reddit.com/WordPress https://wordpress.com/CopywritingCourse.comSwipeFile.comNevblog.comTwitter https://x.com/Spotify https://ads.spotify.com/Zoom https://www.zoom.com/Pinterest https://au.pinterest.com/AIDA Formula https://copywritingcourse.com/blogs/42-aida-formula/Boron Letters https://www.thegaryhalbertletter.com/Boron/BoronLetterCh1.htm👤 Connect with Neville:Twitter / X: https://x.com/nevmedMarketing SwipeFile: SwipeFile.comCourse: CopywritingCourse.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/neville_medhoraYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/kopywriting👨🏾‍💻 About David Elikwu:David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.🐣 Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledge🌐 Website: https://www.davidelikwu.com📽️ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/davidelikwu📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delikwu/🕺 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@delikwu🎙️ Podcast: http://plnk.to/theknowledge📖 Free Book: https://pro.theknowledge.io/framesMy Online Course🖥️ Decision Hacker: http://www.decisionhacker.io/Decision Hacker will help you hack your default patterns and become an intentional architect of your life. You’ll learn everything you need to transform your decisions, your habits, and your outcomes.The Knowledge📩 Newsletter: https://theknowledge.ioThe Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. It's full of insights from psychology, philosophy, productivity, and business, all designed to make you more productive, creative, and decisive.My Favourite Tools🎞️ Descript: https://bit.ly/descript-de📨 Convertkit: https://bit.ly/convertkit-de🔰 NordVPN: https://bit.ly/nordvpn-de💹 Nutmeg: http://bit.ly/nutmegde🎧 Audible: https://bit.ly/audibledeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-knowledge-with-david-elikwu/donations

David speaks with Brandon Pindulic, President of Spacebar Ventures, a digital business incubator and investment firm. He also previously founded OpGen Media, which he sold in a 7-figure exit at age 21.They talked about:🏢 Building OpGen Media and leading it to a 7-figure exit🤝 Surrounding yourself with successful people🐋 Landing big clients and growing the business🚫 Learning from failed business ventures🚀 The importance of going big in business⚖️ Making decisions as a founder, operator, and investor📜 Full transcript:https://theknowledge.io/brandonpindulic-3/📹 Watch on Youtube:https://youtu.be/d9R-Yj6wfKE🗣 Mentioned in the show:Spacebar Ventures | http://spacebarventures.com/JasBerry Chauffeur | https://nicholasanglin.myportfolio.com/Karmaloop | https://www.karmaloop.com/Wasabi Ventures | https://www.wasabivp.com/Proof HQ | https://business.adobe.com/products/workfront/proofhq.htmlWorkfront | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WorkfrontAdobe | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AdobeOracle | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oracle_CorporationCitrix | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citrix_SystemsDocuSign | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DocuSignAmerican Marketing Association | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Marketing_AssociationMaster Service Agreement | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_service_agreementCompanion Ventures | https://companyon.vc/American Express | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_ExpressInfor | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/InforZiff Davis | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ziff_DavisPlanet Compliance | https://www.planetcompliance.com/Regulatory technology | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulatory_technologyHubSpot | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HubSpotSAP | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAPSalesforce | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SalesforceSubscribed | https://www.subscribed.net/Hot hand fallacy | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hot_handPardon | https://www.pardon.com/Optimism | https://www.optimism.com/Hermes Robotics | http://hermes-robotics.com/Rick Guerin | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richie_GuerinWarren Buffet | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warren_BuffettCharlie Munger | https://theknowledge.io/can-you-beat-your-opponent-in-their-own-game-mungers-law-and-the-art-of-the-steelman/The cost of being King | https://www.theknowledge.io/the-cost-of-being-king-why-all-the-tech-bros-are-single/Jeff Bezos | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_BezosElon Musk | https://theknowledge.io/elons-law-beating-hofstadters-law-with-ridiculous-deadlines/Proof HQ | https://business.adobe.com/products/workfront/proofhq.html👤 Connect with Brandon:Twitter: @bpindulic | https://twitter.com/BPindulicWebsite: Spacebar Ventures | http://spacebarventures.com/Subscribed | https://www.subscribed.net/👨🏾‍💻 About David Elikwu:David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.🐣 Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledge🌐 Website: https://www.davidelikwu.com📽️ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/davidelikwu📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delikwu/🕺 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@delikwu🎙️ Podcast: http://plnk.to/theknowledge📖 Free Book: https://pro.theknowledge.io/framesMy Online Course🖥️ Decision Hacker: http://www.decisionhacker.io/Decision Hacker will help you hack your default patterns and become an intentional architect of your life. You’ll learn everything you need to transform your decisions, your habits, and your outcomes.The Knowledge📩 Newsletter: https://theknowledge.ioThe Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. It's full of insights from psychology, philosophy, productivity, and business, all designed to make you more productive, creative, and decisive.My Favourite Tools🎞️ Descript: https://bit.ly/descript-de📨 Convertkit: https://bit.ly/convertkit-de🔰 NordVPN: https://bit.ly/nordvpn-de💹 Nutmeg: http://bit.ly/nutmegde🎧 Audible: https://bit.ly/audibledeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-knowledge-with-david-elikwu/donations

David speaks with Sondre Rasch, Co-founder and CEO of SafetyWing, a global social safety net for remote workers and companies.A natural entrepreneur, Sondre started selling server space in his early teens whilst playing MMORPGs. While most kids were focused on high school, at 14 he was already planning to build a Silicon Valley company, something he'd eventually do twice as a Y Combinator founder with Superside and later SafetyWing.Sondre used his own problems as a digital nomad to create solutions that now help thousands of people who want the freedom to work from anywhere.They talked about:🏙️ Why cities are now competing for nomads🌐 The Rise of Internet Countries🌱 How Reddit Keeps Subcultures Alive🚀 How work is becoming borderless, not just remote🛡️ Building safety nets for nomads (SafetyWing)This is just one part of a longer conversation, and it's the third part. You can listen to the earlier episode here:Part 1: https://theknowledge.io/sondrerasch-1/Part 2: https://theknowledge.io/sondrerasch-2/📜 Full transcript:https://theknowledge.io/sondrerasch-3/📹 Watch on Youtube:https://youtu.be/t-8ZQWx3mLM🗣 Mentioned in the show:👤 Connect with Sondre:Twitter: @SRasch | https://x.com/SRaschWebsite: Safety Wing | https://safetywing.com/👨🏾‍💻 About David Elikwu:David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.🐣 Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledge🌐 Website: https://www.davidelikwu.com📽️ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/davidelikwu📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delikwu/🕺 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@delikwu🎙️ Podcast: http://plnk.to/theknowledge📖 Free Book: https://pro.theknowledge.io/framesMy Online Course🖥️ Decision Hacker: http://www.decisionhacker.io/Decision Hacker will help you hack your default patterns and become an intentional architect of your life. You’ll learn everything you need to transform your decisions, your habits, and your outcomes.The Knowledge📩 Newsletter: https://theknowledge.ioThe Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. It's full of insights from psychology, philosophy, productivity, and business, all designed to make you more productive, creative, and decisive.My Favourite Tools🎞️ Descript: https://bit.ly/descript-de📨 Convertkit: https://bit.ly/convertkit-de🔰 NordVPN: https://bit.ly/nordvpn-de💹 Nutmeg: http://bit.ly/nutmegde🎧 Audible: https://bit.ly/audibledeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-knowledge-with-david-elikwu/donations

David speaks with Neville Medhora, an expert copywriter, best-selling author of "This book will teach you how to write better", and founder of Copywriting Course and SwipeFile.com.Neville never set out to be a copywriter - it just kind of happened. He started out messing around with online businesses with his friends in the 2000s, got hooked on findings ways to optimise sales, and realised that the right words could make people take action. In this episode, Neville shares some of his wildest experiments (including trying out homelessness) and his parents reaction, how he almost got himself and Noah Kagan in trouble with Mark Zuckerberg, and the opportunities that AI can bring you - if you are paying attention now.We talked about:🚀 How tackling challenges helps you grow in life and business🧠 Why having unstructured time is key for big, creative ideas🔄 Whether a truly stable career path even exists💰 The power of taking risks and trying new things🔍 How being transparent in marketing builds trust that lasts📜 Full transcript:https://theknowledge.io/nevillemedhora-1/📹 Watch on Youtube:https://youtu.be/1yP0JgFLSWU🗣 Mentioned in the show:Noah Kagan https://noahkagan.com/Mark Zuckerberg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_ZuckerbergGary Halbert https://thegaryhalbertletter.com/home/Ramit Sethi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramit_SethiSam Parr https://x.com/thesamparrHouse of Rave https://thehouseofrave.comAppSumo appsumo.comFacebook https://www.facebook.com/The Hustle https://thehustle.co/Google google.comDucati https://www.ducati.com/KPMG kpmg.comBain https://www.bain.com/McKinsey https://www.mckinsey.com/Mayer Brown https://www.mayerbrown.com/MTV https://www.mtv.co.uk/ChatGPT https://openai.com/index/chatgpt/Twitter / X x.comTikTok tiktok.com👤 Connect with Neville:Twitter / X: https://x.com/nevmedMarketing SwipeFile: SwipeFile.comCourse: CopywritingCourse.comInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/neville_medhora/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/kopywriting👨🏾‍💻 About David Elikwu:David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.🐣 Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledge🌐 Website: https://www.davidelikwu.com📽️ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/davidelikwu📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delikwu/🕺 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@delikwu🎙️ Podcast: http://plnk.to/theknowledge📖 Free Book: https://pro.theknowledge.io/framesMy Online Course🖥️ Decision Hacker: http://www.decisionhacker.io/Decision Hacker will help you hack your default patterns and become an intentional architect of your life. You’ll learn everything you need to transform your decisions, your habits, and your outcomes.The Knowledge📩 Newsletter: https://theknowledge.ioThe Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. It's full of insights from psychology, philosophy, productivity, and business, all designed to make you more productive, creative, and decisive.My Favourite Tools🎞️ Descript: https://bit.ly/descript-de📨 Convertkit: https://bit.ly/convertkit-de🔰 NordVPN: https://bit.ly/nordvpn-de💹 Nutmeg: http://bit.ly/nutmegde🎧 Audible: https://bit.ly/audibledeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-knowledge-with-david-elikwu/donations

Michael Ashcroft, a writer and Alexander Technique teacher, shares insights on maximizing creativity and productivity through expanded awareness. He transitions from corporate consulting to self-employment, discussing the challenges and emotional journey of seeking fulfillment beyond financial gain. The conversation highlights the importance of mindfulness and decision-making, balancing spontaneity with structure. Ashcroft also explores how awareness enhances life choices and deepens emotional experiences, ultimately enriching personal growth and creativity.

David speaks with entrepreneur and writer Jonathan Goodman. Jon built the ​Personal Trainer Development Center​ ($35M+ rev), hosts the ​Obvious Choice podcast​, and is the author of several books, including ​Viralnomics​, and his latest book, ​The Obvious Choice: Timeless Lessons on Success, Profit, and Finding Your Way​.They talked about:💡 Standing out in a crowded industry🔄 Developing leapfrog skills⏳ Playing the long game in business and life🎯 The power of focus and prioritisation👨‍👩‍👦 How family amplifies success💪 Building freedom through constraints📜 Full transcript:theknowledge.io/jonathangoodman-2/📹 Watch on Youtube:https://youtu.be/JL-ag5IcOOU🗣 Mentioned in the show:The Obvious Choice (Book) | https://amzn.to/3X3eQsTSeneca | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seneca_the_YoungerErgodicity (Concept) | https://theknowledge.io/lucadellanna/Luca Dellanna | https://twitter.com/@DellAnnaLucaParkinson's Law | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkinson's_lawChatGPT | https://openai.com/chatgptPerplexity AI | https://www.perplexity.ai/First Principles Thinking | https://fs.blog/first-principles/Elon Musk | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk👤 Connect with Jonathan:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itscoachgoodman/?hl=enWebsite: The PTDC | https://www.theptdc.com/Weekly Newsletter: 5 Reps on Friday | https://www.theptdc.com/newsletter-subscribeLatest Book: The Obvious Choice | https://amzn.to/42eJ7IG👨🏾‍💻 About David Elikwu:David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.🐣 Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledge🌐 Website: https://www.davidelikwu.com📽️ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/davidelikwu📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delikwu/🕺 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@delikwu🎙️ Podcast: http://plnk.to/theknowledge📖 Free Book: https://pro.theknowledge.io/framesMy Online Course🖥️ Decision Hacker: http://www.decisionhacker.io/Decision Hacker will help you hack your default patterns and become an intentional architect of your life. You’ll learn everything you need to transform your decisions, your habits, and your outcomes.The Knowledge📩 Newsletter: https://theknowledge.ioThe Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. It's full of insights from psychology, philosophy, productivity, and business, all designed to make you more productive, creative, and decisive.My Favorite Tools🎞️ Descript: https://bit.ly/descript-de📨 Convertkit: https://bit.ly/convertkit-de🔰 NordVPN: https://bit.ly/nordvpn-de💹 Nutmeg: http://bit.ly/nutmegde🎧 Audible: https://bit.ly/audibledeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-knowledge-with-david-elikwu/donations

Thatcher Wine, a creative entrepreneur and the founder of Juniper Books, discusses the modern role of books and the joy of book curation. He shares insights on creating custom libraries for celebrities and finding time to read amidst distractions. Thatcher highlights the power of monotasking to enhance productivity and reading experiences, emphasizing mindfulness in the digital age. The conversation also touches on how personal interests shape coffee table books and the impact of influential authors like Kurt Vonnegut and Anthony Bourdain.

David speaks with Jason Shen, a three-time founder, writer, executive coach, and NCAA gymnastics champion. Jason Co-founded RideJoy, a ridesharing platform backed by Y Combinator, and later built Midgame, an AI gaming company that was bought by Meta. As CEO of Refactor Labs, he helps founders and teams build successful companies. He wrote The Path to Pivot and Weirdly Brilliant, sharing lessons on resilience, leadership, and reaching your full potential.They talked about:🚀 The realities of startup founding and pivoting🤝 Navigating co-founder relationships🌱 How early experiences shape entrepreneurial paths💡 The power of focus in building successful businesses🧭 Coaching founders through critical challenges🚧 Choosing your path as a founder📜 Full transcript:theknowledge.io/jasonshen-2/📹 Watch on Youtube:https://youtu.be/j84a6-GuF18🗣 Mentioned in the show:Stanford University | https://www.stanford.edu/about/Y Combinator | https://www.ycombinator.com/aboutEtsy | https://www.etsy.com/Burning Man | https://burningman.org/about/about-us/Boston University | https://www.bu.edu/admissions-overview/Kelly Wilde Miller | https://kellywildemiller.com/Ray Kurzweil | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Raymond-KurzweilPaul Graham | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Graham_(programmer)Jessica Livingston | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jessica_LivingstonSam Altman | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sam_AltmanChristopher Columbus | https://www.britannica.com/biography/Christopher-ColumbusNassim Taleb | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nassim_Nicholas_TalebRichard Dawkins | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_DawkinsNVIDIA | https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/East India Trading Company | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_India_CompanyConnect with Jason:Twitter: https://x.com/JasonShenWebsite: https://www.jasonshen.com/The Path to Pivot: https://amzn.to/4iFFRfh👨🏾‍💻 About David Elikwu:David Elikwu FRSA is a serial entrepreneur, strategist, and writer. David is the founder of The Knowledge, a platform helping people think deeper and work smarter.🐣 Twitter: @Delikwu / @itstheknowledge🌐 Website: https://www.davidelikwu.com📽️ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/davidelikwu📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/delikwu/🕺 TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@delikwu🎙️ Podcast: http://plnk.to/theknowledge📖 Free Book: https://pro.theknowledge.io/framesMy Online Course🖥️ Decision Hacker: http://www.decisionhacker.io/Decision Hacker will help you hack your default patterns and become an intentional architect of your life. You’ll learn everything you need to transform your decisions, your habits, and your outcomes.The Knowledge📩 Newsletter: https://theknowledge.ioThe Knowledge is a weekly newsletter for people who want to get more out of life. It's full of insights from psychology, philosophy, productivity, and business, all designed to make you more productive, creative, and decisive.My Favorite Tools🎞️ Descript: https://bit.ly/descript-de📨 Convertkit: https://bit.ly/convertkit-de🔰 NordVPN: https://bit.ly/nordvpn-de💹 Nutmeg: http://bit.ly/nutmegde🎧 Audible: https://bit.ly/audibledeSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/the-knowledge-with-david-elikwu/donations